System and method for a portable ice skating rink
OwnerBrian Ruffino, Joseph Pinelliinventors
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Abstract
A portable ice skating rink comprising, a flexible rubber sheet having a first end and a second end wherein the first end is connected to the second end thereby forming a sidewall, wherein the sidewall is positioned on a horizontal surface to form the border of a closed geometric shape thereby defining a skating surface area, and a flexible, water-proof slip draped over and connected to the sidewalls, thereby forming a liner of a structure capable of containing a liquid inward of the sidewalls to create a skating surface.
Claims19
A portable ice skating rink comprising:
- a flexible rubber sheet having a first end and a second end wherein the first end is connected to the second end thereby forming a sidewall, wherein the sidewall is positioned on a horizontal surface to form the border of a closed geometric shape thereby defining a skating surface area, and a flexible, water-proof slip draped over and connected to the sidewalls, thereby forming a liner of a structure capable of containing a liquid inward of the sidewalls to create a skating surface.
A method of assembling a portable ice skating rink, the method comprising the steps of:
- placing posts at locations on a horizontal surface to establish a border of a closed geometric shape;
- wrapping a flexible rubber sheet having a first end and a second end around the posts thereby defining a skating surface area;
- connecting the first end of the flexible rubber sheet to the second end of the flexible rubber sheet thereby forming a sidewall;
- placing sidewall anchor blocks against the outside of the sidewall;
- securing the sidewall anchor blocks to the sidewall;
- securing the sidewall anchor blocks to the horizontal surface;
- removing the posts from the skating surface area;
- placing a flexible, water-proof slip on said horizontal surface over the closed geometric shape and extending beyond the sidewalls, thereby forming a liner of a structure capable of containing a liquid;
- securing the liner to the sidewall;
- placing the posts against the outside of said sidewall;
- placing a liquid within the structure;
- and
- freezing the liquid to create a skating surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.